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2013 Event - In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal 2012 Event - In an effort to curb binge drinking and other alcohol related problems, the United Kingdom's Home Office begins a 10-week consultation on whether to introduce a minimum price on the sale of alcohol of 45p a unit 2002 Death - Caroline Knapp, writer, Drinking: A Love Story, dies at 41 1976 Event - Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water 1943 Birthday - Rob Hoeke, Dutch pianist/singer, Drinking on My Bed 1924 Birthday - Geoffrey Johnson Smith, actor, Norman Loves Rose, Drinking Games 1913 Event - John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired 1912 Event - Bulgarian troops in Constantinople blockade drinking water 1905 Death - Rudolf Baumbach, writer of German student drinking songs, dies at 64 1888 Event - 1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington D.C. 1854 Event - Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes 1840 Birthday - Rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs |
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